# furar
## Asturian
### Alternative forms

* afurar

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin forō (“I bore”).

### Verb

furar (first-person singular indicative present furo, past participle furáu)
* to dig a hole, pierce

#### Derived terms

* furabollos

#### Related terms

* furacu

## Catalan
### Etymology

From fura +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [fuˈɾa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [fuˈɾaɾ]
* Homophone: furà

### Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furí, past participle furat)
* to ferret

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese furar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *furare (“to pierce”), from Latin forāre (“to pierce”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fuˈɾaɾ/

### Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furei, past participle furado)
* to bore; to pierce
    A verdade fura as paredes (proverb) ― The truth pierce the walls
** 1750, anonymous author, Galanteo de mozo e moza:Agora si, que cai ben aquel conto do Boy manso, que nunha corrida de Touros, se ò pican, â ollos cerrados â hùs lles fura os calzòs, outros os pincha rodando, este quero, aquel non quero, esparcendolle os fargallos, hasta que queda à Praza espoada âô seu mandado:Now it sits well that tale of the docile ox, that in a bullfight, if they sting him, as with closed eyes, he bores the pants of some, others he takes down rolling, this one I want, that I don't, scattering their rags, till the plaza is left sieved [dusted?] at his command
* (figurative, sports) to shoot a ball with excessive force

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* fura
* furabolos
* furado
* furelo
* furo

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “furar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fura”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “furar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “furar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “furar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “furar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin forāre. Compare Italian forare and French forer.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /fuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [fuˈɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /fuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [fuˈɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /fuˈɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /fuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [fuˈɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /fuˈɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /fuˈɾaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /fuˈɾaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /fuˈɾa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: fu‧rar

### Verb

furar (first-person singular present furo, first-person singular preterite furei, past participle furado)
* to pierce, puncture, make a hole in
    Marcos furou seu dedo. ― Marcos pricked his finger.
* (Brazil, idiomatic) to cut in line, break a strike
    Maria furou a fila. ― Maria cut in line.
    Os professores furaram a greve. ― The teachers broke the strike.
* to fall into a hole
* (Brazil, idiomatic) to stand (someone) up (to miss an appointment or date without prior notification)
    Synonym: (Brazil) dar o bolo
    João furou nosso encontro. ― João didn't show up to our date.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* furo (“hole”)

#### Related terms

* furado